Davenport-bed



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DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION man nEc.29. 1911.

Patented Aug. 26

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FRANK B. WERSEL, JR., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

DAVENPORT-BED.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK B. WERSEL, J r., a citizen of the United States of America. and resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Davenport-Beds, of which the following is a s ecication.

n object of my invention is to produce an improved davenport in which means are employed which pern'nt the use of vertically positioned coiled springs which are operative in all sections when in use as a bed.

A further object is to produce an improved davenport in which greater ease, simplicity and safety of operation are attained than in otherl daveports known to me.

These and other objects are attained in the davenport described in the following specification and :illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a sectional fragmental perspective View of av davenport embodying my invention, in the bed position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the davenport disclosed in Fig. 1, the parts being shown in settee position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentalsectionalperspective view of a detail of my improved davenport.

Fig. 4 is a transverse fragmental sectional view of a detail of my improved davenport;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view upon an enlarged scale, of a detail of my invention.

Fig. 6 is an end view of a modified form of my invention, one end board having been removed.

My improved davenport has ends 7 and 8 which are supported in proper position by a rectangular frame consisting of a backboard 9, a front board 10, and end boards 11 and 12, as well as a Strip 13 which connects the ends adjacent to their tops. Located between the ends are ,two movable frames 14 and 15, frame 15 being used for the two fold function of supporting the seat upholstering and one portion of the bed spring, frame 14 being used for the single purpose of supporting the remaining portion of the bed spring. Frame 14 consists of a back board 16, end boards 17 and 18 and a front strip 19 secured to the under edges of the end boards as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, corner blocks 20 being located at specmeation f Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

, Application led December 29, 1917. Serial No. 209,390.

each end of the strip to add rigidity to the frame and for another purpose to be hereinafter set forth. Frame 15 consists of a longitudinal board 21 connecting end boards 22 and 23 at one end and at their opposite ends connected with a strip 24 at each end of which a block 25 is located for adding rigidity and strength to the frame. Frame 15 is pivotally mounted at the upper ends of bars 2G secured to the end boards 11 and 12 of the rectangular frame. Frame 14 is pivotally connected with frame 15 by means of a pair of links 27 and 28 which are pivotally connected with the end boards 17 and 18, 22 and 23, so that when the frames are moved to bed position the links will rest upon shoulders formed on the blocks adjacent to the end boards of the frames, thereby aiding to support the frames. Frame 15 is supported by legs 29 and 30 which are secured thereto at points on the end boards adjacent to board 21. Frame 14 is supported by lifting struts 31 and 32 which are pivotally connected at their lower ends to end boards 11 and 12 of the rectangular frame and which are brought to vertical positions as disclosed in Fig. 1, by links 33 and 34 which are connected to end boards 22 and 23 of the seat frame. Springs 35, see Figs. 4 and G, are located between the strip 19 and front board 10 of the rectangular frame and at each end thereof, the ends of the springs being connected to the strip and front board and adapted to become tensioned when the frames 14 and 15 are moved to settee position.

To strip 13 a top board 3G is hinged to be i swung upwardly as shown in Fig. 1, the back 37 also being hinged to the top board so that it is lifted when the board is lifted, as shown in Fig. 1. To support the back when in the lifted position the purpose of which I will hereinafter set forth, I have provided a strut 38 which is secured to back board 9 of the rectangular frame and which is provided with a forwardly projecting lug 39. Lug 39 also performs the additional function of locking the frames 14 and 15 in their folded position, by being engaged upon its under side by the upper surface of a block 40 secured to board 21 of frame 15. I have provided a lifting strap 41 which is secured to the curved surface of the block and which is covered with a metal wearing plate 42,

se'e Fig. 5, the portion of the strap which contacts the top surface of the block, also being protected by a wearing plate 43. This leaves a hand loop at'the top so that the seat frame may be lifted and lowered to unfolded position. When the back is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 2, after the frames have been folded, its lower edge at the ends, rests against blocks 44 and 45 secured to the ends of the sea-t f1 ame back of the upholstery, as shown in Fig. 2.. A metal frame 46 is ivotally mounted inslde of end board 23iof the seat frame and arranged to be unfolded to the position shown in Fig. 1 to support pillows when the davenport 1s in bed position. I have provided a spring 47, which will permit, the frame to remaln in its unfolded position as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, or which will slide forward upon vthe 'frame to hold it in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3. In this position the frame acts to vclamp the bed clothes and if desired it may be laced at each end of the seat frame for t is purpose. The springs used in the bed spring and seat spring sections of my improved davenport are preferably the ordinary hour glass type of spring, the mounting of which to render the set of springs in the seat section usable both when it is in bed position and in setteel position, is the same as in my copendng application filed December 13, 1917 and Serially Numbered 206,986. The springs in the rear section represented by frame 16, are solidly supported at their lower ends and at their upper ends are adapted yieldingly to support a mattress, bed clothing, and the oc. cupant of the bed.

In unfolding the davenport above described, to bed position, I first raise the back 37 and support it upon lug 39 of strut 38 as shown in Fig. 1. I then pull upon strap 41', thereby lifting wearing plate-43 as shown in Fig. 4 and causing strut 3 8 to spring its mounting board 9. This releases seat section l5 and permits it to be moved to the position disclosed in Fig. 1. Simultaneously with this motion, frame 14 is lifted by reason of its connection at its forward edge with frame 15 by means of links 27 and 28 which rest upon blocks 2O and 25 and by reason of lifting struts 31 and 32 which are brought to vertical position by reason of their connection with frame l5 through links 33 and 34, as shown in Fig. 1. -In this bed position, pillow support 46 may be liftedl to the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the spring47 slidingthereon to the full line position disclosed in Fig. 3, thereby permitting the support to remaln in the full line posil tion shown. In moving the frames to folded position, the pillow support is first folded and frame 15 is lifted bv vmeansof strap 41 and lowered into the folded position. In moving to this position wearing plate 42 engages lug 39 of strut V38 and causes it to spring to the\k rear to permit the frame to move to locked position in which the strut is released to once more engage the Wearing plate 43 upon block 40 as shown in Fig. 2.

The modified form of m invention disclosed in Fig. 6, is a coml ination of certain features of the construction disclosed in my above mentioned copendin application and certain features of nove ty of my above described improved construction. In this modified construction the back 48 and seat 49 may be moved to inverted positions in front of the body of the davenport and simultaneously with this operation the section represented by frame 14, which I have numbered the sameV in both constructions herein described, is raised by the system of links and struts described in the description of my preferred construction. An advantage possessed by this modiied construction is that I am enabled to provide a daveno construction in which the three bed sections aiforded, permit the occupant to lie with the ends 7 and 8 to either side of him instead of at his head and feet as in the preferred form. .An additional advantage of this construction is that because of the lifting frame section 14 which contains the same hourglass type of spring as contained in the back and seat sections 48 and 49, the entire bed is provided with the same type of spring suspension, thereby enabling the occupant to lie either with his head between the ends 7 and 8 or vice versa.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

1. A davenport consisting of a frame of which the rearmember is a spring board, a series of sections within the frame and adapted either to occupy an unfolded or bed position or a folded or settee position, a back pivotally connected to the frame and adapted to be raised to permit the sections to be moved to bed position or to be lowered into engagement with Ithe sections when in settee position, andlmeans adapted to support the back when in raised position and to lock the sections in closed position, consisting of a strut secured to the sprin board and havto facilitate movement of the sections to bed position and to release the lock.

2. AA davenport consisting of a frame, a series of bed sections pivotally connected to the frame and to each other, one being a seat section pivoted directly at the front of the frame for overturning therefrom and adapted either to occupy an unfolded or bed position or a. folded or settee position, a back lpivotzillytonne zted to the frame and adapted to be raised to permit the sections to be moved to bed position or to be lowered into engagement with the sec-tions when in settee position, and means adapted both to support the back when in raised position and to lock 10 the sections in closed position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 27th day of December, 1917.

FRANK B. WERSEL, JR. WVitnesses:

WALTER F. MURRAY,

W. THORNTON BOGERT. 

